Curtain-hanger.



J. H. BOYE. CURTAIN HANGER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 30, I916.

Patented June 12, 191?.

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JAMES H. BOYE, OF CHICAGO, ILLIli-JUIS.

CURTAIN-HANGER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 112, 121?.

Application filed March 30, 1916. Serial No. 87,836.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES H. Born, a cit izen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for suspending curtains and draperies in-front of windows or in other locations, and has reference more particularly to that type of curtain supports or hangers wherein the curtain-rod is an extensible telescoping member so as to be adjustable for different widths of curtain, is applied to the curtain by being passed through a hem in the upper edge of the curtain, and is removably supported by end brackets.

Among the leading objects sought'to be attained by the invention are, to provide an improved separable joint between the end of the curtain-rod and its supporting bracket which will securely hold the rod in place and yet permit its easy detachment under a slight pull; to provide a joint of the character mentioned which Will permit a limited vertical play of the curtain-rod relatively to the bracket whereby, if the brackets are mounted with their rod-receiving ends slightly out of alinement, the curtain-rod may nevertheless be readily mounted there in; and to provide an improved form and structure of supporting bracket which will permit the vertical side portions of the curtain to be neatly draped in a curved form concealing the brackets.

Other objects and advantages secured by the invention will be rea'dily'ap'parent to those skilled in the art as the invention becomes better understood by reference to the accompanying drawings and the following detailed description, wherein I have illus trated and described practical and preferred, but not exclusive, embodiments'of the distinctive features of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, I

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved curtain-hanger.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Figs. 3 and 4 are enlarged sectional views on the lines 3--3 and 44 of Figs. 2 and 1, respectively.

Referring to the drawings, 15 and 16' designate the two telescoping sections of the curtain rod or bar, which are herein shown as substantially flat metal strips having their longitudinal marginal portions folded inwardly as shown at 17, thereby stiffening the two sections and, in the case of the wider section 15, forming a guide and raceway for the corresponding inwardly folded margins of the section 16. The outer ends of the telescoping sections receive loops 18 which, as best shown in Fig. 3, are secured in place by having the parallelend portions 19 of the wire securely clamped or gripped between the inturned margins 17 and the main body of the rod, by mashing down the ends of said inturned margins 17, as indicated at 20 in Figs. 3 and l. The projecting portion of the Wire loop is of generally semi-oval form, but the sides thereof are formed with indentations 21 for a purpose presently described. It will be observed that the wire loop forms a smooth, closed, curved, terminus for the rod, which enables the rod to be inserted through the hem of a curtain without catching into or injuring the curtain fabric.

'22 designates each of a pair of brackets of approximately semicircular form. Each .bracket comprises a base portion. 23 by,

Which it may be attached (by screws or otherwise) to the vertical side 24 of the window-frame, a forwardly curved body portion 25, and an outer rod-receiving head or socket 26. The curved body portion 25 is, for the sake of strength and appearance, preferably given an approximately halfround form in cross section, and the head portion 26 is flattened and provided with inturned lips 27. The upper and lower edge portions of the head 26 are indented, as shown at 28 in Fig. 3, and when the end of the curtain-rod is inserted within the receiving head or socket of the bracket, the sides of the spring loop 18 spring past the rigid indentations 28 of the head, and the latter snap into place within the indented portions 21 ofthe wire connector 18. This construction afl'ords virtually a knuckle joint that permits a limited amount of bend in a vertical plane between the end of the curtain-rod and its supporting bracket. The principal advantage of this lies in the fact that if the tWo brackets are not mounted with their heads or sockets in exact alinement with each other, as will rarely be the.

case, this does not interfere in the least with the secure mounting of the curtain-rod therein. Hence, a high degree of accuracy in the mounting of the brackets is not necessary.

It is believed that the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, will make clear to those skilled in this art the several novel structural features and the mechanical and artistic advantages of my invention. The flexible wire loop at each end of the rod is easy to insert into and withdraw from its cooperating socket, and yet holds the curtain-rod securely in place against accidental displacement. The curtain can be placed in position and the ends of the rod can be attached to and detached from the supporting brackets with ease because in full view and within easy reach of the person handling the same. The wireloop connector forms a tip which enables the sections of the rod to be very easily run through the loop in the curtain Without danger of injuring the latter, and the knuckle joint between the end of the curtain-rod and its supporting bracket permits easy alinement and obviates the necessity of a high degree of accuracy in mounting the brackets and lines up the rod in case the comes bent.

I claim:

1. In a curtain han er, the combination with a substantially at rod, of a spring Wire loop secured to and projecting from an end of said rod, and a supporting bracket having a flat receiving head or socket for said wire loop, the upper and lower edges of said wire loop and socket being formed with rounded laterally ofl'set portions that cooperate to effect a yieldable locking engagement of said parts with capacity for a limited vertical play of the rod relatively to its supporting bracket.

2. In a curtain han er, the combination with a substantially at rod, of a spring wire loop of a generally semi-oval form se cured to and projecting from an end of said rod, and a supporting bracket having a flat receiving head or socket for said wire loop, the upper and lower edges of said cooperating with said lugs to yielda'bly retain said loop engaged with saidsocket.

JAMES H. BOYE. 

